Undergraduate Bylaws

Approval of Undergraduate Programs

Prior to the development and submission of any proposal for a
new undergraduate degree program, the program sponsors must secure
approval of a preliminary plan from the appropriate Dean(s). If the
preliminary program plan is endorsed by the Dean(s), both the
preliminary proposal and the Dean’s endorsement will be
reviewed by the Office of the Provost prior to the preparation and
submission of a formal program proposal to the appropriate college
and University curriculum committees. When cross-college
collaborative programs are involved, preliminary plans should be
prepared jointly by the participating sponsors.

Each of the colleges has a Committee on Curriculum appointed by
the dean of the college or elected through established college
procedures. This Committee, normally comprised of five to seven
members, is charged with responsibility for considering new
curricula for the college, and changes in existing curricula. The
Committee will make its recommendations to the college Dean.

If a new or substantially revised program affects only one
college, it is sent, after approval by the Curriculum Committee and
the college Dean, to the Provost or his designee, who is the
Chairperson of the University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
(UUCC), for budgetary and administrative review. The Provost or his
designee then forwards the program to the University Undergraduate
Curriculum Committee for academic review. After budgetary and
academic approval, the proposal is then submitted to the Faculty
Senate for its approval, and if approved, then to the President and
the Board of Trustees for their review and action.

Where a new or substantially revised program affects more than
one college, the proposal will first be referred to a joint meeting
of the Curriculum Committees of the colleges concerned. The
proposal then follows the procedures outlined above through the
Provost's Office, the University Undergraduate Curriculum
Committee, the Faculty Senate, the President and Trustees for
approval. The provision of forwarding recommendations to the
Faculty Senate does not apply to course changes within a college
where such changes do not affect departments in other colleges.

In the case of minor revisions, a copy of the proposal should be
forwarded by the College Curriculum Committee to the Chairperson of
the University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee who may report
the matter to the University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee for
informational purposes or for appropriate action as deemed
necessary.

In the event that no College Curriculum Committee, or more than
one, wishes jurisdiction, the proposal will be sent to the Provost
for administrative review and then to the University Undergraduate
Curriculum Committee in the manner described above. This committee
will assume jurisdiction and rule on the content of the program.
Recommendations of the University Undergraduate Curriculum
Committee will be reported to the Faculty Senate for possible
referral to the full Senate.

University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (UUCC)

The UUCC shall be composed of one faculty representative from
each of the colleges, chosen annually by and from the respective
curriculum committees, plus three Academic Deans or their designees
chosen annually by the Provost or his designee, and a student
representative chosen by the SGA. The Provost or his designee shall
chair the UUCC and shall vote only in the event of a tie.

The function of the UUCC shall be to consider and make
recommendations to the Senate concerning any proposals for
undergraduate curriculum changes (e.g., establishment, change, or
deletion of curricula; establishment of University-wide
requirements; elimination of overlapping courses; or establishment
of interdisciplinary programs crossing college lines) affecting the
colleges which would normally require Senate action. Such proposals
may originate within the UUCC itself, or may be submitted to the
UUCC in writing via the Chairperson or by any person or group. In
the latter case, a copy of the proposal must also be submitted to
the Senate Agenda Committee (SAC). If the SAC receives no response
from the UUCC on a given proposal within six weeks of first having
received notice of it, it may bring the matter directly to the
Senate for possible consideration.

The UUCC, following the report of any ad hoc committee and its
own deliberations, shall (after making appropriate additions or
modifications) forward its recommendation to the SAC. The UUCC
shall constitute the Senate's designee in considering
interdepartmental and intercollege disputes arising from matters
concerning courses or programs offered or proposed. The Senate
Agenda Committee will review UUCC's recommendations for
possible referral to the full Senate.

The UUCC shall meet at least once during each academic quarter,
and shall submit to the SAC an annual report. The UUCC shall keep
appropriate minutes of its meetings which shall reflect the sense
of the meetings, except that all votes taken shall be recorded in
detail.